25 Mei 2019 BRP Conrado Yap PS-39 corvette (photo : PN)BUSAN, South Korea — The BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39), formerly the South Korean “Pohang” class corvette Chungju, will sail home to the Philippines in July and is set to boost the Navy’s anti-submarine and anti-surface capabilities.This was disclosed by Philippine Navy flag officer-in-command Vice Admiral …

24 Mei 2019 Klimov VK-2500 engine (photo : Sputnik)TSAMTO – The Center for Integrated Logistics Support (ILP) for the repair of helicopter engines of ODK-Klimov JSC (part of the Rosk GOK ODS) in the Vietnamese city of Vung Tau, carried out a refurbishment of already five engines.Earlier this year, the Aviation Administration of the Socialist …

24 Mei 2019 The Sylena Mk 2 on display at IMDEX 2019 (photo : Jane’s)Following its success with recent naval programmes of Malaysia, Egypt and Qatar, French defence company Lacroix is building on this momentum and positioning a ‘fitted-for-purpose’ variant of its Sylena decoy launching systems for Singapore’s upcoming multi-role combat vessel (MRCV) programme.As part …

Edward Heath had a secret hideaway flat (above) on the child abuse island of Jersey. Edward Heath’s secret Jersey hideawayOn one particular occasion, Heath spent six months living in this flat at the Waters Edge Hotel. Jimmy Savile is believed to have been a visitor to the Waters Edge Hotel. The Waters Edge Hotel was …